Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Quantum Computing (f/m/d)

Qtron GmbH; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Further development

Wellness package

Bike leasing

Moving benefits

Modern workplace

Job summary

Qtron GmbH is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance the reliability and operability of software systems for quantum computers. This role involves overseeing reliability strategies, shaping operational standards, and mentoring teams to ensure system stability.

Candidates should have extensive experience in SRE or related fields, with a strong foundation in incident response and monitoring systems. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for personal development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
• Proven track record of operating and stabilizing complex, mission-critical systems.
• Strong experience with containerized and orchestrated environments.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end responsibility for the reliability of software systems.
• Act as a technical authority for system reliability.
• Own the reliability strategy for quantum control.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps

Platform Engineering

Systems Engineering

Containerization

Incident Response

Monitoring Systems

Documentation

Python

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

eleQtron develops and operates full-stack quantum computers based on trapped-ion technology. Quantum computing is a new computing paradigm rapidly approaching commercial viability. Our unique approach combines laser-cooled trapped ions with microwave control and tailored magnetic fields. Our next-generation computing machines under development will be able to find solutions to problems that are out of reach today, thus enabling new innovative products and services for a brighter future.

We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to drive the reliability, scalability, and operability of the software systems powering our trapped-ion quantum computers.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end responsibility for the reliability, stability, and operability of our software that operates our quantum computers.
• Act as a technical authority for system reliability, shaping how our quantum computers are operated, monitored, and evolved in production-like lab environments.
• Own the reliability strategy for the quantum control and quantum program execution stack.
• Define and continuously refine SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and operational guardrails.
• Design and evolve the observability architecture across software, infrastructure, and hardware-adjacent layers.
• Lead incident response, post-mortems, and root cause analyses for critical system failures.
• Proactively identify systemic risks and drive mitigation strategies.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce operational toil and improve system stability.
• Establish and maintain operational standards, runbooks, and documentation.
• Shape CI/CD and release processes with a strong focus on reliability and safe deployments.
• Act as a trusted partner for development teams when designing production-ready systems.
• Mentor engineers and raise reliability awareness across the organization.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in SRE, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
• Proven track record of operating and stabilizing complex, mission-critical systems.
• Strong experience with containerized and orchestrated environments.
• Hands‑on experience with monitoring, alerting, and observability systems.
• Experience leading incident response and driving post‑mortems.
• Strong technical documentation and architectural reasoning skills.
• Creative mindset and enjoyment working in a multicultural and interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to make sound engineering trade‑offs under uncertainty.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

We value

• Experience in hardware‑adjacent, lab, or cyber‑physical systems.
• Background in scientific, research, or experimental environments.
• Strong Python skills for automation and tooling.
• Experience with long‑running, stateful workloads.
• Familiarity with firmware, control systems, or real‑time constraints.
• Experience with programmatic device control (e.g. SCPI, serial, USB, TCP/IP).
• Prior exposure to quantum computing or other deep‑tech domains.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: We value our team members and therefore provide remunerations that reflect this, additionally rewarding achievements.
• Flexible working hours: We offer personal freedom through a variety of flexible work schedules.
• Team spirit: In our international and diverse team, and with our regular team events, having fun at work is simply part of the culture.
• Further development: We want to grow together and so we offer our team members needs‑based, individualized further training as well as plenty of room for personal development.
• Wellness package: We offer health‑promoting benefits such as fitness programs like UrbanSportsClub to support your well‑being.
• Bike leasing: Stay Mobile and Sustainable with Our Company Bike Leasing Program.
• Moving benefits: A warm welcome! We are happy to support employees who move for us with a bonus.
• At the forefront: Work at the forefront of technology, where academic research meets commercial applications.
• Modern workplace: We have a high‑quality infrastructure with laboratory space, offices and meeting rooms.